Supreme Court Transfers Malda Incident Probe to NIA, Raises Concerns Over Administrative Response

PTI, April 6, 2026, New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday exercised its plenary power to transfer cases related to gherao and attack on seven judicial officers engaged in Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Malda district to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Pancholi said that the credibility of West Bengal bureaucracy is being lowered and politics is being brought into the secretariat and government offices.

The bench ordered that 26 people arrested by the state police in connection with the Malda incident be interrogated by the NIA even if they are in judicial custody.

The apex court pulled up West Bengal Chief Secretary Dushyant Nariala for not picking up the calls of the Calcutta High Court Chief Justice on the day of the incident on April 1, when a gherao of judicial officers took place.

People gather to submit petitions before the Special Tribunal after their names were deleted from the SIR final voter list, in Balurghat, Monday

Show Your Ads

FOR MATTERS RELATED TO ADVERTISEMENTS (tariff, requests and availability) mail to thulungakrai@gmail.com or kalimpongpress@gmail.com or newskalimpong@gmail.com

Kalimpong Press Club is a registered organisation having Registration No. S/1L /17670 issued by the Registrar of Firms, Societies and Non-trading Corporations, West Bengal in accordance to the West Bengal Society Registration Act 1961 and is being continuously renewed.

Its members are members of Eastern Himalayan Journalists' Union having Registration No.28463 of 2013 (registered under Trade Unions Act, 1926) which is affiliated to the Indian Journalists' Union (IJU). IJU is an affiliate of the International Federation of Journalists, world's largest organisation of journalists, established in 1926, representing around 600,000 journalists in 187 unions and associations accross 146 countries worldwide.

0 Response to "Supreme Court Transfers Malda Incident Probe to NIA, Raises Concerns Over Administrative Response"

Post a Comment

Disclaimer Note:
The views expressed in the articles published here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy, position, or perspective of Kalimpong News or KalimNews. Kalimpong News and KalimNews disclaim all liability for the published or posted articles, news, and information and assume no responsibility for the accuracy or validity of the content.
Kalimpong News is a non-profit online news platform managed by KalimNews and operated under the Kalimpong Press Club.

Comment Policy:
We encourage respectful and constructive discussions. Please ensure decency while commenting and register with your email ID to participate.

Note: only a member of this blog may post a comment.